Priming has emerged as a valuable tool within the psychological study of religion, allowing
for tests of religion's causal effect on a number of psychological outcomes, such as prosocial …

The relationship between religion and morality has long been hotly debated. Does religion
make us more moral? Is it necessary for morality? Do moral inclinations emerge …

Does my life have any deeper meaning? Does God really care about me? How can I find
and follow my moral compass? What do I do when my faith is shaken to the core? Spiritual …

Increased immigration and demographic changes have not only resulted in political
pushback, but also in violent attacks against immigrants. Several recent terrorist attacks …

The implicit association test (IAT) is widely used in psychology. Unfortunately, the IAT cannot
be run within online surveys, requiring researchers who conduct online surveys to rely on …

We develop a cultural evolutionary theory of the origins of prosocial religions and apply it to
resolve two puzzles in human psychology and cultural history:(1) the rise of large-scale …

“Surprising and remarkable… Toggling between big ideas, technical details, and his
personal intellectual journey, Greene writes a thesis suitable to both airplane reading and …

Moral judgments play a critical role in motivating and enforcing human cooperation, and
research on the proximate mechanisms of moral judgments highlights the importance of …

Vegetarianism and veganism are increasingly prevalent in Western countries, yet anecdotal
expressions of negativity toward vegetarians and vegans are common. We empirically …

Numerous authors have suggested that religious belief has a positive association, possibly
causal, with prosocial behavior. This article critiques evidence regarding this “religious …